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50in10 Project Manager Position Description NVF Project Name: 50in10 Position: Project Manager Location: Washington, DC Status: Full Time Overview 50in10 is a worldwide collaboration among Fishermen, NGOs, businesses, funders, and governments to make fisheries socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. 50in10 partners take the most promising tools and approaches to the next level by testing, strengthening, and replicating them worldwide. We believe that we can have much more impact together than any one organization can create alone. Overfishing is a critical threat to oceans and the communities that depend on them for food and livelihoods. There are promising approaches to restore fisheries that create lasting economic benefits for businesses and communities – our challenge is applying these lessons at a global scale. Our vision is that fisheries become the sustainability success story of the 21st century, creating more food, better livelihoods, more prosperous businesses, and healthier oceans. Position Summary 50in10 seeks a project manager with a broad set of skills that can thrive in the “start-‐up” phase of a new initiative. The project manager will report to the managing director and work closely with other hired/seconded core team members, helping to lead 50in10 based on the vision and direction set by the Steering Committee. In this foundational stage of network development, the project manager will help build and strengthen the network of partners, support the governance of the network, and coordinate 50in10 partners as they work together to implement fisheries reform efforts around the world. The project manager will also be responsible for 50in10 communication efforts and assisting with day-‐to-‐day operational support for the organization. Essential Responsibilities and Tasks Overall Network Support • Manage overall workplan for 50in10, helping to ensure all planned tasks are completed in a timely manner. • Ensure good internal communication with partners and Steering Committee members to obtain effective governance of the overall initiative and coordination of field projects, including maintaining 50in10 file sharing site. • Produce reports, proposals to donors and other key document in collaboration with Partners and the managing director and explore opportunities to reach new donors through affinity groups and trade press.
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Provide coordination support for routine Steering Committee calls and meetings as well as larger stakeholder convenings including scheduling, managing logistics, note-‐taking, and preparing and circulating meeting summaries. Track progress against grants and programmatic milestones to aid in evaluation and reporting.
Research and Development • Investigate and develop options for conducting key research by consultants, partners or other organizations to develop, adapt, or distribute 50in10 tools focused on private investment in fisheries reform, measuring the impact of fisheries reform, facilitating cross-‐sector collaboration, and assessing the status of data-‐poor fisheries. Project Working Groups • Coordinate working group meetings including scheduling, managing logistics, note-‐taking, and preparing and circulating meeting summaries. • Work closely with project working groups to identify and fill data and capacity gaps. • Assist with the planning and implementation of project communications. External Communication • Ensure message and design consistency across all 50in10 communication, including updating materials annually and coordinating message trainings for partner and steering committee spokespeople. • Identify events, meetings and other communication opportunities and maintain calendar for staff and Partners to participate in. Tailor messages and materials as needed for these opportunities. • Oversee all external digital communications include updating the 50in10 website, writing and distributing 50in10 e-‐newsletter, building the organization’s e-‐newsletter list and working with 50in10 partners to distribute news content via their social media channels each month. • Research and identify opportunities for 50in10 to have an expanded presence at key conferences, and manage proposal develop or event planning for selected opportunities. Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability • Master’s degree in a relevant field and at least three years of experience in international environmental policy and/or international development, or a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least five years of equivalent work experience. • Proven experience in project management, internal and external communication, research, and strategic planning. • Excellent writing skills, especially the ability to translate complex, technical information into clear, concise, and compelling materials. • Strong interpersonal skills with experience managing relationships with senior-‐level stakeholders in the public, private and non-‐profit sectors. • A passion for learning and experimentation and the ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstances and priorities. • Comfort working independently and within a small team.
Valued and Non-‐Essential Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability • Knowledge of natural resource management and economics or finance. • Direct experience fisheries management or the sustainable seafood movement. • Working knowledge in other languages (Spanish, French). • Experience developing and implementing successful communication strategies that use a full range of tactics. New Venture Fund Careers 50in10 (www.50in10.org) is a project of the New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-‐interest projects and grant-‐making programs. The New Venture Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. The New Venture Fund's work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of races, ethnicities, national origins, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, beliefs, religions, faiths and ideologies, cultures, socio-‐economic backgrounds and levels of physical ability. NVF is committed to providing excellent benefits to our employees. NVF offers 100% premium paid health, vision, dental, prescription insurance, long and short term disability, life insurance, personal and volunteer leave time, a 401K match, fitness benefit, pre-‐tax commuter benefit and more. Application To apply please send cover letter and resume via email to Miguel A. Jorge (
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